Bai tu long bay cruise companies

Ha Long City has suspended three tourist cruise boats in Ha Long and Bai Tu Long bays.The boats will be banned from operating sightseeing tours and overnight stays, the committee said in a decision on March 8.The three boats, Calypso Cruise-QN-3015, Oriental Sail-QN-5789, and Starlight Cruiser-QN-7777 which are owned by Hai Phong Company Limited, will be temporarily suspended while investigations into their alleged violations are carried out.Together with the temporary suspension of these three tourist boats, the committee also permanently banned six others including Hung Long QN-1156, Hoa Phuong 02 QN-4239, Quang Nam 06 QN – 1694, White Dolphin QN-4894, Sunrise QN-2287 and Aphrodite 11 QN-6299, which had been damaged by fire in the 2014-2016 period.Earlier, Ha Long authorities also suspended and banned five tourist junks in February for safety violations.The committee's action was carried out following rising number boat fires in Ha Long Bay in recent years, which have affected … [Read more...] about Vessels banned for Ha Long Bay safety violations

The northern province of Quang Ninh is taking all possible measures to ensure absolute safety for tourists when visiting the locality, home to UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage Ha Long Bay, affirmed Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Quang Tung.
Tung made the confirmation at a press conference on May 6 after a cruise ship caught fire in Ha Long Bay on the same day.
The cruise ship, coded QN 6299 and owned by VIT Tourism One-member Limited Company, caught fire when it had just arrived back at Tuan Chau port after touring Ha Long Bay. All 37 tourists aboard, including 36 foreigners, were brought to shore safely after they jumped off the burning ship.
Tung said that after the incident, all boats belonging to the company had to stop operating for inspection.
He told reporters that to manage the tourist ship fleet on the bay, Quang Ninh has put forward a lot of regulations, especially after a ship sank in Ha Long Bay in early 2011, claiming the lives … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh vows to ensure safety for tourists in Ha Long Bay

The local authorities of the world heritage site have taken a series of measures to improve safety after a cruise ship, full of foreign tourists, went up in flames yesterday morning and this isn’t the first time such incident has happened.Wooden vessels in Ha Long Bay, visited by millions of tourists each year, will be all gone in the next 15 years, said Le Quang Tung, deputy chairman of the Quang Ninh People’s Committee.The provincial transport department has decided to gradually replace wooden cruise ships, which are highly flammable, with steel boats.Quang Ninh has even stepped up further its effort to make the iconic Ha Long Bay safer by banning cruise ships from staying overnight on the water in both Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay.A specific timeline for the ban to come into effect remains unclear. However it is said to be enacted soon, Quang Ninh authorities said as quoted by the Vietnam News Agency.After the tragic accident in February 2011, which killed 12 people … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh to ban overnight cruises and wooden boats in Ha Long Bay

Kayak services will be halted on Ha Long Bay from April 1 according to new a decision by the city's authorities.According to the Ha Long City People's Committee, the number of kayak tours operated by overnight vessels in Ha Long Bay have recently sharply increased despite lacking licences.The people’s committee claimed that tours were charging too much or that crew were off on the kayak tours raising safety concerns over the vessels.However, the decision, which was issued on March 29, faces opposition from many vessel companies which operate overnight service on the bay.Some members of the Ha Long Kayak Club said that kayaking is one of a few interesting activities that attract lots of foreign tourists in Ha Long Bay. This is also a safe service."Without kayaking, tourists to Ha Long Bay can only sightsee from their boat, visit the caves and then go to sleep," a member of the club said.Ha Long City People's Committee recently suspended and banned many wooden tourist cruise boats … [Read more...] about Kayak tours to be suspended on Ha Long Bay